GRE Word List

PENDULOUS

poised without visible support

The meaning of the word pendulous is poised without visible support.

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WordMeaning
decapitateto cut off the head of : behead
predecessorone that precedes
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
hue_and_cryoutcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule
catechismoral instruction
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
lagone that lags or is last
quailany of numerous small gallinaceous birds: such as
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland